OMAHA - Memphis, the musical the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, will play at Omaha’s Orpheum Theater Tuesday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 20, as part of the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway series.

Paul Kolnik

MEMPHIS, The Musical, opens Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha.

Paul Kolnik

Bryan Fenkart (Huey), Will Mann (Bobby) and other cast members in the National Touring Production of MEMPHIS

Tickets for Memphis start at $25 and are available online at TicketOmaha.com; by phone at 402.345.0606 or at the Ticket Omaha office in the Holland Performing Arts Center.

Critically acclaimed Memphis won four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score (David Bryan and Joe DiPietro), Best Book (Joe DiPietro) and Best Orchestrations (David Bryan and Daryl Waters).

Memphis takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50s, where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun fell in love with everything he shouldn’t: rock ‘n’ roll and an electrifying black singer. Memphis is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice, and the music changed forever.

Come along on their incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves - filled with laughter, soaring emotion and roof-raising rock ‘n’ roll.